G24

Dystonia

FY2027Chapter 6: Diseases of the nervous system/G20–G26 Extrapyramidal and movement disorders

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

G24 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for dystonia. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are G24.0 Drug induced dystonia, G24.1 Genetic torsion dystonia, G24.2 Idiopathic nonfamilial dystonia, G24.3 Spasmodic torticollis and 4 more. Its coding notes include 9 Excludes2 entries.

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

This code
  • athetoid cerebral palsy (G80.3)
Also from chapter/block level (8 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 6 Diseases of the nervous system
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Includes

Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.

This code
  • dyskinesia

More specific codes under G24 8